diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 73b24ca60a..3a921c8a74 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -1942,6 +1942,7 @@ F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_libcamera/
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_libcurl.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_libgpgme.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_libjxl.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_lighttpd.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_links.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_links/
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_lrzip.py
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_lighttpd.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_lighttpd.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54dd68bcda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_lighttpd.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+
+import infra.basetest
+
+
+class TestLighttpd(infra.basetest.BRTest):
+    config = infra.basetest.BASIC_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIG + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTTPD=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        cpio_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv5",
+                           kernel="builtin",
+                           options=["-initrd", cpio_file])
+        self.emulator.login()
+
+        msg = "Hello Buildroot!"
+
+        self.assertRunOk("lighttpd -v")
+        self.assertRunOk(f"echo '{msg}' > /var/www/index.html")
+        self.assertRunOk("wget http://localhost/index.html")
+        self.assertRunOk(f"grep -F '{msg}' index.html")